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Questions : The Great Victorian Desert is located at

(a) Egypt

(b) Australia

(c) North Africa

(d) India

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: 

List I List II
(Original) (Metamorphic)
A. Basalt 1. Slate
B. Coal 2. Schist
C. Limestone 3. Marble
D. Shale 4. Diamond
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 2 4 3 1

Answer: (d)

  • Schist is the Metamorphic of Basalt,
  • Diamond is the metamorphic of coal,
  • Marble is the metamorphic of Limestone and
  • Slate is the metamorphic of Shale.

Question : 2

Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?

a) Lagoon

b) Caldera lake

c) Fresh water lake

d) Karst lake

Answer: (b)

Caldera refers to a large basin-shaped Crater that is bound by steep cliffs.

The Caldera best known in North America is Crater Lake.

Question : 3

The process of converting unconsolidated sediments into sedimentary rocks requires which of the following?

a) Cementation

b) Compaction

c) Weathering

d) Recrystallisation

Answer: (a)

The process, by which loose sediment is hardened to rock are collectively called Lithification. Once this happens, continued erosion and re-transport of the sediment become much more difficult.

The process, which involves in it are compaction, recrystallisation, cementation. The sediment may be compacted by the rearrangement of grains under pressure, reducing pore space and driving out the interstitial liquid.

Question : 4

Think about the following countries.

  1. Australia
  2. Namibia
  3. Brazil
  4. Chile
Tropic of Capricorn passes through which of the following countries? Code

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) Only 1

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

Which of the following are active volcanoes?

  1. Aconcagua
  2. Cotopapaxi
  3. Etna
  4. Fujiyama
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :

a) 23 hrs. 30 min.

b) 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec

c) 24 hrs.

d) 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec

Answer: (b)

The Earth rotates around its axis once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun and once every 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to the stars.

The Earth rotates from the west towards the east. Seasons are caused by Earth’s rotation around its axis.

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